12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant quality three-course meal for three food critics.

Cast

Anne Burrell

Self - Host

Tyler Florence

Self - Host

Bobby Flay

Self - Chef

Alton Brown

Self - Host

Robert Irvine

Self - Host

Alex Guarnaschelli

Self - Host

Darnell Ferguson

Self - Co Host

Jeff Mauro

Self - Co Host

Gabriele Bertaccini

Self - Host

Tonya Harding

Self - Contestant

Wes Bergmann

Self - Contestant

Frankie Grande

Self - Contestant

Adam Rippon

Self - Contestant

Corinne Olympios

Self - Contestant

Matthew Lawrence

Self - Contestant

Elisa Donovan

Self - Contestant

Jodie Sweetin

Self - Contestant

Tracey Gold

Self - Contestant

Alec Mapa

Self - Contestant

Beau MacMillan

Himself - Host

Seasons

226 episodes

Season 12010 · 6 episodes

Season 22011 · 8 episodes

Season 32012 · 8 episodes

Season 42013 · 7 episodes

Season 52014 · 7 episodes

Season 62015 · 7 episodes

Season 72015 · 6 episodes

Season 82016 · 7 episodes

Season 92016 · 8 episodes

Season 102017 · 10 episodes